admin The growing spread of the virus since, first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled shock to the world economy.
More than 5,000 flight attendants, lays off by Air Canada, because the country’s best airline cuts routes amid plunging demand due to the coronavirus, says a union official.
The Montreal-based carrier is dropping about 3,600 employees, plus 1,549 flight attendants at its reasonable subsidiary Rouge, according to Wesley Lesosky, head of the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
Lesosky said, “The layoffs will take effect by April and affect roughly 60 percent of flight attendants.” Air Canada will suspend most of its international, and US flights by March 31.The carrier says once flights resume, employees are going to be returned to active duty status.
President Emmanuel Macron supported employees to continue working in French supermarkets including some other businesses deemed essential amid a spreading shutdown imposed to fight the coronavirus.
Finance minister Bruno Le Maire said Friday the entire supply chain for the food industry must be guaranteed after France shut down this week all restaurants, cafes, cinemas and retail shops that are deemed nonessential. The numbers of employees are performing working from home due to restrictions. Businesses which are allowed to remain open must follow rules about social distancing.
The United Arab Emirates is also suspending passenger transits through Dubai, the world’s busiest international airport, for two weeks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Holding off all the transit via Dubai, which connects Europe along Asia and Australia, will affect travelers around the world.
Airline Eastar Jet has become the initial South Korean carrier to pack up all flights as demand plunges due to the coronavirus from Tuesday to April 25.
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